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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
Buffalo Bill,s Mascot.

Henry Bcaconsfleld, of Leavenworth,
talking of William Ccdy's early life, said:
"When knew Buffalo Bill first, in 1861,
he was exceedingly wild nnd woolly and
unpron1ising. We speak of the wild and
woolly west sometimes with q vein of
humor in our remark, rs though we en-
joyed It, Well, Of all the hard looking
citizens ever set my eyes on, young Cody
was the worst. The schoolma'ams who
used to come out from Illinois and Ohio
about that time used to refer to him as
Sweet William. He wore his black hair
very long, his pants in his boots, q sham
bling gait and an unkempt air generally
that marked him as the most unpromis-
ing youth in that section Of the rowdy
west. He had no pride about him, and it
did not appear that he would ever amount
to anything.
'tAbout this time he fell in love with a
dashing little school tencher and proposed
to her. Everybody but Bill knew his fate
long beforehand. They knew he was des-
tined to get foorea, but Bill had no ink
ling of it. When he received negative
reply he was utterly crushed, and remained
so for days. He was perfectly collapsed
and Ifelcss. But after week he began
to brace up. The rough frontiersmen had
ridiculed his grammar and poked fun Mt
him on everything. Bill bought some
books and began to post up.
"He was soon thereafter in the field Us
a scout, and three yeais after, when he
came back, he was the most changed man
ever saw. His defeat had proved his
victory. The girl was his mascot. Had
it not been for her am rs confident rs 1
can be of anything in the world he would
never have amounted to anything, and
would never have been heard of. "-San
francisco Examiner.
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when Emigrants were Sold.

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Many years ago the great majority Of
immigrants were 80 poor that they could
not prepay their passage. They accepted
advances and were bonded to the ship.
owners, who derived enormous profits.
Charles Reade has vivid description Of
the immigrant at this periodin his SWAN
dering Herr When vessel arrived at
Philadelphia or New York the steerage
passengers were sold at public auction to
the highest bidder. The country people
either came themselves to purchase or
sent agents. Parents sold their children
that they might remain free themselves,
and families were scattered never to be
reunited. Old people and widows did not
sell well, while healthy parents with
healthy children and youths Of both sexes
found o ready market. When one or both
parents died on the voyage the expenses
Of the whole family were summed up and
charged to the survivor. Adults had to
serve from three to six years and children
until they became Of age. Runaways had
to serve one week for each day, one month
for each week and six months for each
north Of their absence. The immigrants
were called ssintended servants, but in
effect they were slaves.
The last sales Of immigrants took place,
/ think, in Philadelphia during the years
1918 or 1919. The government then in
:terfared with the traffic and encouraged
the immigration OLA superior class of
people. But the accommoda for i'm
MIGRANTS remained shamefully defective,
and nearly twenty out of every hundred
passengers died at sea Of fever or starva-
tion. The steerage deck was usually about
five feet high, without ventilation or light,
and In this space the hunks were ranged
In two OF: three. tiers omaha Bee.
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Hints for Amateur Trnmps.

Among our summer and fall diversions
walking and riding parties are gaining
more popularity all the time, and to those
who contemplate joining one of these par
ties, either this. year or another, some
hints may be acceptable as. to the care Of
their feet, it being taken for granted that
the general health warrants the under
taking ut the outset; for unless the feet
are in good condition 1t is self evident
that no walking, at any rate, can be done
that will amount to anything. "A course
Of wholesome but plain food is desirable
before any such expedition sets out, 80
that the digestive apparatus shall be in
perfect order to, begin with; and the next
thing requisite is to accustom the feet to
sensible shoes, that while not too heavy,
and while fitting snugly, are yet loose
enough to give the toes perfect play, on
no account allowing the least pinch Of
tightness or rub Of looseness, or any heel
but broad fiat one.
A foot bath Of water into which q couple
of handfuls Of common salt have been
thrown should be administered every
morning for some days before beginning
the walk, and during its continuance, and
after the feet are wiped from that they
should be rubbed in alcohol, which keeps
them in fine condition, and insures sue
cessful journey, other things being equal.
For The rest, good sleep and enough Of it,
good food and not too much of it, are the
chief things to be secured, and one will
then return from the trip with strength
and tone sufficient to meet q great deal Of
ordinary wear and tear.-Harpe Bazar.
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Making Slate Pencils in Vermont.


In the northwestern part of the town of
Castleton, Rutland county, VT, Is the
only manufactory. In the United States OF
slate pencils. The stone as it comes from
the quarry is first sawed into blocks from
four to seven inches wide, according to the
length desired for the pencils These are
split quite easily with chisel into slabs
little thicker than the finished pencils
say GIG of an inch:g These are passed
through a planning machine and over ON
emery belt to make them fat smooth and
Of a uniform thickness Of about 3-16 OF an
inch.s Next day they are pushed Into the
jaws of a crocodile" which consists OF
pair Of steel plates, in the under one! OF
which are six rows of curved knives, each
set so as to cut little deeper than the one
that went before it. These plow out par.
allel grooves half way through the slab,
which man then turns and lays on q
steel plate, having ridges which Just ut
these grooves. This slides back under the
six rows of teeth Off second crocodile ~
ing in wait alongside, which cuts the
grooves on the other side, and leaves the
pencils side by side. Lastly, they are
broken and rolled off for an instant to
point them upon IN emery belt. A man
can give this last touch to about 5000 in
a day. The average daily output is about
10000, and the mill gives employment to
some twenty-five hends. The old plan
was to saw out square pencils from the
slab one by one. These were boxed and
distributed among poor families, who
whitfield them round by hand at from
quarter to half dollar per thousand
Pottery and Glassware Reporter.
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Pomona Hill Nurseries,
POMONA, N. g.


Two and halfmiles west of Greensboro,
N. G. The main line of the r. & D. R.
R. passes through the grounds and with
in 100 feet of the Office. Salem trains
make regular stops twice daily each way.
Those interested in Fruit and Fruit grow.
ing are cordially invited to inspect this
the largest nursery in the State aud one
among the largest in the South.
The proprietor has for many years Wis.
tied the leading Nurseries North and
West, and corresponded with those of
foreign countries, gathering every fruit
that was calculated to suit the South,
both native and foreign. The reputation
of Pomona Hill Nurseries is such that
many agents going out from Greensboro,
representing other nurseries, try to leave
the impression that they are representing
these nurseries. Why do they do it.?
Let the public answer.
have in stock growing land can show
visitors the same) the largest and best
stock Of trees, &C., ever shown or seen in
any two nurseries in North Carolina,
consisting of apple, peach, pear, cherry,
plum, grape, japanese persimmon, Japa.
nese plum, apricots, nectarine, Russian
apricot, mulberry, ounces. Small fruits:
Strawberry, raspberry, currants, pecans,
English walnuts, rhubarb, asparagus,
evergreens, shade trees, roses &c.
Give your order to my authorized
agent or order direct from the nursery.
Correspondence solicited. Descriptive
catalogues free to applicants.
Address,
J. VAN. LINDLEY.
POMONA,
Guilford County, N. O.
Nav N. 1887 46 6m
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An Ar pnr,fv,nc Annaratus.

The improved French apparatus for
purifying air by imparting to it rotary
motion appears to be success. This de
vice consists of two horizontal concentric
cylinders, placed in connection with fan,
these being fixed and turned with a
SPINDLE and the whole is inclosed in a
casting The cylinders are closed at the.
ends, except for hole permitting the
passage of air drawn by fan, and as the
Dir passes through the concentric space
between the drums, 1t Is caused to rotate
with them by the presence of feathers run
ming longitudinally on the inside of the
outer cylinder.
The spindle which carries the whole ar
rangement is hollow, and it thus serves to
bring the water which is allowed to escape
therefrom inside the drum by means of
fine holes, which project it in the form OF
rain against the inside Of the inner cylin-
der, also perforated, and the water again
escapes from it and is projected against
the inside of the outer cylinder, over which
1t forms thin coating. The motions of
the air and water are as nearly rs possi-
BILE in. opposite directions. The water
afteraft has been sufficiently exposed to
the air, is allowed to escape, and is drawn
off by means Of siph0n. 1t is impossi-
BILE for any air to pass through tho appar-
atus without being washed and it's solid
impurities removed by centrifugal action,
and the proportion of water required
may be varied, as found necessary with
reference to the particular character or
condition of the air.-Boston Transcript.
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Tho Whito mountain butterfly.

MIR. Samuel II. Scudder, the ontomolo-
gist, Of Cambridge, and Mr.. Edwin Faxon,
of Boston, who take great interest in the
plants peculiar to Mount Washington,
have been making their annual visit to
thnt region. The former has been study
ing the growth and development OF the
White Mountain butterfly, which is found
only, with single exception, on Mount
Washington, and there never below an
elevation of 500 feet. It is closely allied
to butterfly found on the coast of Labra-
dor, and it is supposed to have come down
here in the great ice flow tn-the glacial
period, and when the climate changed and
the snow line rctreatcd it was left on the
summit of Mount Washington, where 1T
has since existed. Tho only other place
in which it Is found Is in Colorado, on the
summit of its higher mountains, and on
none ut IN elevation Of less than 1S,O00
feet,-B0ston Beacon.
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New Vay to Bring tho Butte.

a young lady at this party told me OF
what might almost be termed q scientific
discovery she has made. AT any rate, it
is q scientific experiment she has been
trying. Her boarding house Is q very
fashionable and exclusive and excellent
one, but of late the pcrversities of the but.
ter have been trying. Butter sometimes
has q way of being pcrversc, and this
usually in August, when. it should be the
best, Just as children are very likely to
appear at their very worst when they
should behave the best. Now, some one
had told this young lady that ii cream
were buried in the earth for twenty-four
hours it would then be found to have be-
come butter of n superior quality and
flavor. She longed to test the truth or
this statement, and, confessing her ami
bition to Mrs. Daniel Merriman, she was
made present of bag of cream from tho
Bigclow farm.
She told me, with the minuteness intiis-
pensable to the description of scientific
procedures, that the bng was of white
cloth, of strong and firm material, and
that the cream, of course, being from the
Bigelow farm, was of lovely richness, of
tho sort usually described as being '.thick
enough to cut with knife" She made
the excavation in the ground of the neces-
sary size, and deposited her cream and
covered it up. After twenty-four hours
she uncarthed it, and it was ball OF
golden, hard, delicious butter. wanting
only salt to make it perfect, and this she
added with her own fair hands. There
were no traces of buttermilS; it had nll
been absorbed through the pores OF the
cloth into the earth. 1t is improbable that
the young lady will 60 on making butter
after this manner, but her method may
indicate that there is shortly to be revo-
luton in the art of butter making. The
new way has to recommend 1t a great say
ing OF labor, and, one would say, of care
MS well. In these wonderful days tits Inn
possible to prophesy what great and mo.
, ,nlcntous results may come from such a
happening US this.-North Conway Cor.
poeto, uaro11
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Electric lighting in Europe.

The prospects of electric lighting In
Europe ore brighter than they have been
for some time. There is o demand for
apparatus, in Spain, activity prevails In
Austria, some large fnstallations.ar are pro-
crossing in England. while in the land Of
the .'unspeakable Turk, powerful syn
dicate" has been formed to push electric
lighting, beginning with fifty years
monopoly in Constantinople. In England,
especially, important work Is ahead; and
we judge, from the stray accounts of the.
work being done at bennington, that the
plant there will be an unusually large one.
It is high time that England had several
central electric lighting stations, and their
construction is evidently nearer ut hand
than seemed possible q few months ago.
Electrical World.
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rho Chinese Quarter in New YORK;.

In 1876 there were but about $50 China
men in New York. The Chinatown Of
the present was a very insignificant col
ony, and q queue seen on the streets
crented sensation, at least among the
ranks of the small boys downtown. Now
there are fully 5000 Celestials in this city.
They are doing well in various lines of
business, and there are large number of
them who have bank accounts running
into thousands and tens of thousands of
dollars. In fact there are at least two
Chinese merchants in Mott street who each
own considerably over 500, ,000in property
and money. 1t was not until 1875 that
the Chinese took possession of Mott street.
At that time the six companies of San
Francisco, which practically controlled the
Chinese population of that city, established
an agency III this once fashionable street.
AS new arrivals from the fowery king
dom appeared on the scene they settled
down in this spot and Chinatown waxed
and grew strong until it became what it
now Is, veritable city within city, hav-
ing it's own municipal government and in
most matters making laws suiting itself,
and growing in strength obliyious of the
political aud social amenities of the great
city around it. The Chinese evidently be-
Geve in close corporations York
Mail and Express.
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q To c1o,e n Car window.

The. Cur window literature is not yet
complete. Here is q recent contribution
to The New York Tribune, giving instruc-
tions how to close window i'll front OF
you without touching it:
"Let any man fold newspaper so that
he holds eight leaves in his hand, then
grasping it firmly by the edges, hands
apart so rs to draw the paper taut, ad-
vance It forward rs for from him as he
reasonably can, resting one hand against
the side Of the car, and about half way up
and down of the open window. One of
two things Immediately happens. The
window closes with bang, or the back
hair of the person sitting by the window
flies ACROSS the car. The position of the
paper can be so innocently attained that
no suspicion Of the effect need be shown
by the holder. Only hold it hard and
taut, well forward -
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Private Warehouses;.

There are no fewer than fifteen private
madhouses in New York. Violent pa
tients are not received in them. The
charge is often as high rs $500 n week,
which includes medical attendance, and
the like Victims of mclancholia, Of the
opium lnbit or of strong drink arc usually
the inmates Chicago Tribune.
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MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
In the Court of Common Pleas.

In the Court of Common Pleas.
WIN. S. Sharpe vs.. 7. I. Wakefield.
TN obedience to the Judgment of Fore
i closure herein, / will sell at And derson
C. H., 8. c., on SALESDAY IN OCTO-
BER next, the mortgaged premises below
described, to wit:
All that Tract of Land, containing 249
acres, more or less, situate in Anderson
County, s. c., on waters of Twenty Three
Mile Creek, adjoining lands Of the late
Joseph Eaton, deceased, Oliver Casey and
others.
All that Tract adjoining the above, con-
tanning so acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of VIM. Harper, David Watkins
and others.
TERMS OF SALE-One-half cash, and the
remainder on credit of twelve months,
with interest from day Of sale, secured by
bond and mortgage OF the premises. Pur-
chaser to pay extra for papers.
w. w. HUMPHREYS, Master.
Sept 8, 1887 8
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An Oar with Steel Blade.

A Birmingham firm is making an oar
in which the bladeis made from the best
sheet steel, highly tempered. 1t is put
forward as being much stronger than the
ordinary wooden one, and cannot be
broken without undue violence. The
handle fits into socket running nearly
the whole length of the blade, and form
ing a backbone of great, strength. The
oar being much thinner In the blade than
the wooden one. enters and leaves the
water cleaner. The handles are made
separately Of the ordinary spruce or ash,
and If broken can be readily replaced
San Francisco Chronicle.
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roronto,s "plack List" systo,n.

Though little or nothing is now heard
Of the ..blach list,n,. system established
sabout two years ago blythe Toronto .mer-
chant tailors, the system continues in
force with very beneficial results to all
concerned. The customers who have been
found by experience to require watching
are entered under one of the three heads,
< dead beats, slow payers or those who pay
only on being sued. These lists are open
only to members OF the association. The
system has been the means of reducing
materially the losses Of merchant tailors
through bad debts Chicago Times.
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A DlscoNsoLArE HUSBAND
How a Case Of Domestic Irregulnrity II
Advertised In China.


1 think It may amuse you If give you
some extracts from The North China
Herald, which are very curious specimens
of class of advertisement quite common
in Chinese newspapers. Advertising must
be n very economical matter in China, if
one Judges from the length of the adver-
tisemert from which 1 quote. A hus-
band, whose wife has run away inserts
q long account Of the circumstances under
which he married the lady, and the story
of her elopement, and goes on with his
piteous tale thus: ''I married my wife in
1873, with much feasting, and respectful
obedience to parents. She is "a years old
this year. followed, in July, 1883, the
Ko ching courteous and tranquiD bat
TALON under the ever valorous viceroy,
Tso tsung tsang. AS my son was also on
his duty, my wife and removed our resi-
dence to Shanghai. In the fifth moon of
the present year again we removed to the
Hui fang Lou, where my wife, Ku nj
CHI ing THE affectionate cabbage), went
frequently to drink tea at the Ii lou, of
which knew not.
"Later on, on the fifteenth day of the
eighth moon, a Huchow man, whose name
and surname, and whose grandfather's
name and surname, know not, went
with my wife to burn prayers and incense
to the temple. He had the sacrilegious eff
frontery to wear the little blue button and
the medallion ard beads of great official.
This went on until o'clock Oh the seven
teenth day of the ninth moon, when my
wife indiscreetly and secretly vanished
from my house, carrying O bundle, but
leaving 1-yenr-old little daughter who,
without ceasing, weeps and walls from
sunrise to sunset, and from sunset to sun
rise. I cannot, therefore, control my
wrath and bitterness. How, wonder,
could this ever to be execrated tailor's
block without name beguile Ku al CHI ing
from her husband, who mixes this ink
with salt tears? Surely he has not law
nor justice before his eyes or on his fore
head.
"Shotld any kind hearted one give me
information by letter will reward him
with $40; should he bring her back I will
gratefully give him $40, and for myriad
generations, to all eternity, the eldest son
Of my successors shall burn incense for
him. Should this rascal without name
ohstinately retain my wife, not only to all
eternity shall he be Infamous, not only
shall he cut off the limo of his ancestors,
and be discarded by his grandparents, but
we three, father, son and little daughter,
will ut all times risk our lives to punish
him. hope he will think three times,
and SO avoid an after repentance. Letters
shall be received for me at No. 4 Hui fang
Lou, OF at the house Of my wife's niece's
husband, 'Hsia Lao sau, at the Yung LOU"
AS the exhausted reporter sometimes puts
1t, "Comment is needless. Leeds Mer-
cury
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MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
hNDCpcoN ToIr,fTy

II. the Court of Common Pleas.
Jno. B. Childers vs.. Rachel Gambrell, ct.
al.-Action to Foreclose Mortgage.
TN obedience to the Judgment of Fore.
i closure in the above entitled action,
will sell at Anderson G. H., S. c., on
SALEDAY IN OCTOBER next, the
mortgaged premises described below, to
wit:
All that Tract of Land situated in An
derson County, s. c., containing twenty
six (26) acres more or less, adjoining lands
of e. +. Elrod. A. O. Merrett and Copeland
Merrett.
Terms Of .Sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay
extra for papers.
Sent Z. 1887 @
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MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.

IN the Cour. Common Peas.
Joseph N. Brown, as Guardian, vs.. Z. M.
Welborn, ct al.
TN oh edience to the Judgment of Fore.
closure in the above entitled action, I
will sell at Anderson G. H., S. c., on
SALESDAY IN OCTOBER next, the
mortgaged premises below described, to
wit:
All that Tract of Land, situated in Will.
liamston Township, of Anderson County,
on waters of Saluda River, containing 203
acres, more or less, adjoining lands OF
T. +. Anderson, W. G.. Whilden, Mrs.
R. A. Allen, 3. C. Hard and others.
TERMS OF SALE-0ne.llalf cash, and the
remainder on credit of twelve months,
with interest from day of sale, secured by
mortgage of the premises. Purchaser
10 pay extra for papers.
w. w. HUMPHREYS, Master.
Seut 8. 1857 8
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Known as "Blonso volante.'

Perhaps some readers may be interested
to learn that the Mother Hubbard of mod
ern notoriety has been an unyarying
fashion for ancient creole danes from
time out of mind: This shapeless gar
ment, is known. among them as blouse
yolante. -Harper,s Bazaar. - ~.